CamerasDirect offers Hybrid Cameras with Sensors Ranging from Small to Large Formats

(prHWY.com) September 12, 2012 - Helensvale QLD, Australia -- CamerasDirect offers hybrid cameras the new breed of digital cameras somewhere between digital SLRs and compact cameras. With sensors ranging from small to large formats, these cameras are a diverse bunch. Their designs vary too, as while some look like outsized compact cameras others resemble mini-SLRs. Some hybrid cameras are aimed at novice users while others are clearly aimed at experienced professionals.

The specifications of DSLR have carried over well to hybrid cameras. Manual control over exposure is typically provided with aperture-priority, shutter-priority and manual options, but scene modes and other automated modes have been maintained for beginners. Manual focus is also possible, although not all focusing systems are the same. However, while some camera models are scarcely any larger than a standard compact, even with a lens attached, others are the size and weight of an entry-level SLR camera. Some hybrid cameras have an electronic viewfinder, but are usually sharper, more precise and more comfortable to use than the EVFs typically found in bridge cameras. With some hybrid cameras one can add an optional external viewfinder, but with others, there's no viewfinder at all.

Most interchangeable lens compact cameras start up quickly and have autofocus systems that work as speedily as those found in SLR cameras. DSLRs and hybrid camera models also focus differently, as the construction of a hybrid camera can't allow for the fast phase-detection AF system of a DSLR. Instead, it uses the same contrast-detection method found in compacts and when using live view on DSLRs, which this is noticeably slower. Within the short time that hybrid camera models have been available this has steadily improved, and some can more or less compete with entry-level DSLRs in most situations.

Camerasdirect.com.au Pty Ltd is an Australian company that has grown from the demand for better priced camera gear. Camerasdirect.com is one of the first Australian importers to stock camera gear in Australia and support their customers with a local warranty since 2002. CamerasDirect offers the best online shopping experience for Australian photographers. Their carefully selected range of the most popular cameras at very low prices is complimented with all the accessories and add-ons for every level of photographer. To learn more visit www.camerasdirect.com.au .

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